EXTRA! EXTRA! 



Hold That Date! 



. ost greenhouse, nursery, and sod growers haven't thought much about it yet, 

 hut those people holding private pesticide applicator permits will need to he 

 recertified in 1993. There are two ways to do this. Retake the exam or accumulate 

 4 CORE and 8 COMMODITY credits by the end of the recertification year (in 

 this case 1993). That's why recertification credits have been offered recently at 

 meetings (New Hampshire Plant Growers Summer Meeting and Griffin 

 Greenhouse's Open House). 



In April of this year, New Hampshire moved to a partial credit system for the 

 recertification of private pesticide applicators. Under this system, permit holders 

 will be able to accumulate credits over the entire 5 year recertification period as 

 they attend educational meetings that offer credits. Unfortunately, for the green- 

 house, nursery and sod categones, the next year in the recertification cycle is 1993. 

 This means that there is a little less than 2 1/2 years for you to acquire credits. 

 Keep in mind that since 1 2 credits are required for recertification and approximately 

 1 hour of teaching equals one credit, there is no way to recertify by attending just 

 one all-day meeting. With that in mind, it might be wise to start watching NHDA's 

 Weekly Market Bulletin for postings of approved seminars. 



There is an all day seminar coming up in November that has been designed to offer 

 4-6 recertification credits. It will be geared primarily toward greenhouse growers 

 (although some CORE credits will be offered). Sponsored by UNH Cooperative 

 Extension, it will be held on November 14 and will feature Dr. Richard Lindquist 



of Ohio State. The program will run from 9:30 am to 4;00 pm. Notices will be 

 sent shortly to all New Hampshire private pesticide applicators in the 



greenhouse category. If you do not receive a notice and registration form by mid- 

 October contact your county UNH Cooperative Extension Agncultural 

 Educator. Keep an eye out for a program this winter that will be designed to 

 provide credits for those in the nursery category. 



Margaret Pratt 



Extension Educator, Agriculture 



1991 NEW HAMPSHIRE 



PLANT GROWERS' 



ASSSOCIATION OFFICERS 



PRESIDENT 



Tom Price 



Meredith Gardens 



RED 1, Box 233 



Center Harbor, NH 03226 



284-7709 



SECRETARY/TREASURER 



Christopher Robarge 



UNHrrSAS 



Horticultural Facilities Manager 



Durham, NH 03824 



862-1074 



DIRECTORS 



Bob Demers, Jr. 



Demers Nursery & Garden Center 



656 South Mammoth Road 



Manchester, NH 03 103 



625-8298 



Alan Eves 



Garden of Eves Greenhouse 



192 Breakfast Hill Road 



Greenland, NH 03840 



436-3581 



Paul Godbout 



Jacques' Flower Shop 



1 1 1 Front Street 



Manchester, NH 03102 



625-5155 



Jennifer Gould 



Philips Exeter Academy 



Exeter, NH 03833 



778-0224 



Bruce Holmes 



Post Oftice Box 75 



Center Tuftonboro, NH 038 1 6 



569-2127 



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